self-condemnation
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- noun
- /sɛlfˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/
- This woman is too blinded by her own self-condemnation to understand the sentence that she has placed upon herself.
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Watch on YouTubeIt's their judgment triggering your own self loathing, self judgment, self criticism, self condemnation that is so painful.
- It's their judgment triggering your own self loathing, self judgment, self criticism, self condemnation that is so painful.
Examples
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Her self-condemnation makes her cry harder.
Fiction book (1993) -
I can now say I'm born again without shame or self-condemnation.
Blog text (25) -
It was as if John's admission, his self-condemnation, were giving them some kind of strength.
Fiction book (1990) -
I woke in the dark, thinking dark thoughts, unable to stop my mind from wandering the shadowy paths of self-condemnation.
Blog text (16) -
We just may need to test the accepted wisdom about what contributes to producing positive results in one's life rather than accepting failure, turning to excuses or self-condemnation, or attributing blame or responsibility to others.
Academic text (1991) -
Those labels start out as little threads of self-dissatisfaction but ultimately weave together into a straitjacket of self-condemnation.
Blog text (29) -
Cather's self-condemnation intensified once she moved to Pittsburgh, developed a new social circle, and, as editor of the Home Monthly, a ladies' magazine, became the purveyor of virtue.
Fiction book (1992) -
After making a mistake, his self-condemnation led him to isolate himself from friends.
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She struggled with feelings of self-condemnation after failing to reach her personal goals.
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His habit of self-condemnation often prevented him from trying new things and finding happiness.
Synonyms
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7.3
Saying negative things about yourself to make praise seem less important
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5.1
A habit of judging yourself harshly for your actions or abilities
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7.1
A feeling of blaming yourself for something you did wrong
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9.3
Act of making yourself feel ashamed to show you are sorry
A feeling of blaming yourself for a mistake
Blaming yourself for things you did wrong
Antonyms
How Self-Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-condemnation = self + condemnation (transparent) = self + condemn + ation
The compound clearly combines 'self' and 'condemnation', giving the straightforward meaning 'the act of condemning oneself'.
Etymology
The word self-condemnation joins self ('yourself') and condemn ('to judge or declare guilty'). So it literally means judging yourself guilty, which is why it means blaming or harshly criticizing yourself.